S.Africa To Offer US New Deal To Avoid 30% Tariff

South Africa's citrus production is among the sectors that expect to be hard hit by the US tariffs (Credit: AFP)

South Africa will offer a "generous" new trade deal to the United States on Tuesday to avoid 30-percent tariffs, government ministers said.

Washington on Friday slapped the huge tariff on some South African exports, the highest in sub-Saharan Africa, despite efforts by Pretoria to negotiate a better arrangement to avoid massive job losses.